Harrison Township woman who didn't know she was pregnant has third child

Harrison Township fire crews were called upon to help deliver a baby over the weekend to a woman who didnít even know she was pregnant.

Kelly Kelly said she thought she had a hernia or possibly a miscarriage when she felt the contractions kick in around 4 a.m. Saturday as she slept at her familyís residence at Prentiss Pointe Apartments on Prentiss Street near Metropolitan Parkway.

ďI was kind of floored when we realized what was happening because I didnít realize I was pregnant,Ē Kelly said in a telephone interview from her bed at McLaren Macomb hospital in Mount Clemens.

ďIt was kind of chaotic.Ē

Kelly, who suffered a miscarriage in 2013, said she feared her body was having some sort of reaction to that incident when she felt pain and pressure early Saturday. Thatís when her husband, Phillip, called 911.

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Harrison Township firefighters, who are trained paramedics, arrived to find the parents on the floor of the bathroom, with the babyís head making its way out. Firefighters swung into action, helping her deliver the child and making sure the infant was breathing properly.

ďAs soon as we delivered the baby, we transported them over to McLaren right away,Ē said fire department spokesman Matt Sahr.

The parents named the baby -- their third -- Priscilla Louise Kelly. She weighed in at 7 pounds, 11 ounces and is doing fine.

Kelly Kelly, 40, who works in the home health care industry, said she has no explanation for not realizing earlier that she was with child.

ďI did not know,Ē she said. ďThen all of a sudden, I felt her coming out and we went into the bathroom and I just pushed and pushed. My husband was there to try to hold her as she came out and then the fire department showed up and finished everything up.Ē

Although still relatively rare, firefighters are sometimes called upon to deliver the gift of life. Harrison Township firefighters seem to be getting plenty of experience.